The ‘Chefs for Heroes” gala dinner is being spearheaded by The Lanesborough’s chef de cuisine, Paul Gayler, and dished up by an army of chefs from the UK’s top restaurants.Paul’s team will be serving a sumptuous menu to London’s glitterati in a bid to raise £300,000 for Help for Heroes,
Free Wine tastings at the Meat and Wine Co.
The Meat and Wine Co. just outside the Westfield Shopping centre (well, more like a shopping village really) will be offering customers who book to eat at the restaurant, on the evening of Wednesday 30th September, the opportunity to taste, free of charge, a range of New World wines….
Hardy’s Brasserie and Wine Bar
Occupying the corner plot of Dorset Street and Manchester Street in Marylebone, Hardy’s is an establishment that boasts some character: there is external seating, and you enter through the main bar area which is both substantial and well set out. It is a wine bar/brasserie with some good dishes on offer, it’s worth trying.
Kitchen studies. You may begin now.
The Kitchen in Parson’s Green is preparing the nation’s youth to cook. With his first year at university coming up faster than last night’s kebab, Harry Farmer volunteered to put on chef’s whites for us and report back as he trialled a few of the courses on offer while trying to keep his typing fingers out the way of the chopper.
Half Spoon supports the Macmillan Charity helping to sweeten the World’s Biggest Coffee morning
The Macmillan charity is hoping to raise £8 million through the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 25 September. Half Spoon granulated sugar is supporting this through its limited edition packaging, which is currently in supermarkets.
Cliveden House – a home and a hotel
Cliveden House is one of the most gorgeous luxury hotels in the UK and just a short ride from London or Heathrow. Nick Harman went to sample life as lived by the infamous Cliveden set in the ’30s and to eat at Waldo’s the hotel’s fine dining restaurant, one which puts the gourmet icing on the weekend stay cake.
Waldo’s at Cliveden House
Waldo’s is named after the architect of the great fountain in Cliveden house’s driveway, Thomas Waldo Story. It’s not perhaps the best of names to have chosen – I keep thinking of Nando’s – but this is seriously fine dining.
Tamarind
Tucked away in the money-laden back streets of Mayfair, Tamarind restaurant is by no means the new kid on the block. Established over 15 years ago, despite losing their Michelin star earlier this year, they still remain the original culinary big-hitter of Anglo-Indian cuisine.
The Abbeville, Clapham, re-launches
As we walked through the door of The Abbeville, we were struck by its old fashioned feel, the main entrance leads to a fairly small bar area, a couple of steps up from the entrance level. As we arrived we were each offered a glass of some soft bubbly Prosecco, which, of course we took and were then invited to take a look around.
Quo Vadis to open on Sundays
From October 4th this year Soho Restaurant, Quo Vadis will be opening its doors for Sunday lunch and dinner.